ABOUT THIS EMBO WORKSHOP
How oocytes are created, mature to a fertilizable egg and how sperm trigger resumption of embryonic development at the moment of fertilization are questions that have intrigued scientists of different fields for over a century. But these essential steps of the reproduction process are also an important issue for medical research. During this meeting our objectives are twofold: bring together the fertilization and oocyte maturation communities which up until now had separate meetings, and bring together researchers who work on a wide range of organisms spanning the Eumetazoa to compare mechanisms controlling reproduction in order to identify new approaches.
Keeping researchers up-to-date with recent developments in standard and non-standard model systems is of great importance, and demonstrating the advantages of each system will foster collaboration. Indeed, several non-standard model organisms (e.g. ascidian, urchin) now have considerable genomics resources (genome, transcriptome) due to recent advances in sequencing technologies. This renders these organisms full-featured molecular model systems opening a complete new horizon for understanding these basic mechanisms at the beginning of animal life.
Main topics include:
- Mechanisms to create gametes,
- Coordination of oocyte maturation,
- Oocyte cell cycle arrest and asymmetric cell division
- Signaling pathways induced by sperm entry that cause egg activation and embryonic development.
Attendance will be limited to 100 persons.
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The EMBO Workshop will be held at the Oceanological Observatory of Banyuls (OOB), France |
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